It has long been known that poor diet and high levels of stress show up on your skin and though we often can't control the things in life that cause us tension, we can control our diets.

So here's our guide to what you should eat for your skin tone.

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If you have irritated skin…

Sometimes our skin can flare up and look red and blotchy. Avocados are your white knight in this situation and so is mint tea – well known for it's anti-inflammatory properties.

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If you have mature skin…

Give yourself a natural collagen injection by adding more protein to your diet. Foods like avocado, fish, chicken, vegetables and fruit will all help to strengthen your skin and give it a more youthful look.

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If you have dry skin...

Lots of us suffer with dry skin, particularly during the winter months. So the key here is to load up on oily fish – fresh tuna, salmon and mackerel are particularly great options here – and cooking them in olive oil is even better!

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If you have oily skin...

The opposite of dry skin, oily skin can make us look greasy. Green vegetables such as spinach, asparagus and broccoli are great for combating that 'sweaty' look and oddly, so is water. Drink lots of it!

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If you have 'standard' skin...

We know there's no such thing as normal, but skin that isn't particularly oily, spotty, dry or inflamed is usually referred to as normal. In which case you can probably keep doing what you're doing – eat green vegetables and lots of mixed berries to get those anti-oxidants in. Drinking water continually throughout the day will also help you maintain your perfect complexion.

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If you have wrinkly skin...

You might want to swap overly sugary or salty foods for mixed nuts and seeds to give you a natural sweet-kick. Sweet potatoes are also great – especially when they're sliced, roasted and dunked in mashed up avocado (which is also, incidentally, great for wrinkled skin).

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If you have spot-prone skin...

If you're prone to getting break outs or suffer with acne then cutting out sugar is really the best way to go (sorry!) and that means foods like alcohol, cakes and chocolate.

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